Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-06-30
MUTUAL CONCESSIONS.
fHg SCALE QUESTION PRACTICALLY AD-
JUSTgD YESTERDAY.
Hoth Sides 10 The Afsir Nee! in Spirt Of Cunclia-
ton and with q DISSEMINATION b AVID
q Stiks-fhs Colossinni Made
The Proceedings Yesaaday.

PrrHBURG, June %. The indications
are frightening this afternoon for an ami
cable agreement upon the ironworkers'
scale, by which the threatened strike may
he averted.
The iron manufacturers held special
meeting this morning, which continued
until noon. They then adjourned, when
their Wage Committee continued In session
until one o'clock.
The revised scale as presented by the
Conference Committee Of the Amalgamated
Association was infinitely reviewed. II
leaves the basis as originally presented, BY
which a general advance Of 10 per cent 10
asked. A large proportion Of the extras
tackled on this year are stricken out The
provision that nine hours shall constitute
a days work is stricken out also those
relating to old rails when worked into fin
ished iron; for extra pay for crop ends on
flushing mills and for merchantable pur-
roses. No extra help Is asked for by the
heater on iron and steel weighing l60
pounds or over. All Of the extras under
he head OF boiling are stricken out. No
change is made in the muck or puddle
naill, the bar and plate mill also remaining
the same. The changes made in the guide,
or l0-inch mill, are striking out the extra
for working steel faggots or where origin
ally it was asked that the roughes be paid
10 cents per ton extra by the tirm, and also
the extra, providing thaa oil rolled ont Of
faggots shall be paid TOR at the rate OF 81
per ton for II and S425 per ton for "a.
The roll turner's scale ~ not changed from
the original igures. The nail scale Is re-
duced I cent all around, which makes II
| 10 cents on a 81 card.
The special scale for Carnegie's mills 70
remains the same as in the original scale.
| This is in some instances an advance of SO
per cent over last years scale, which WAS
specially advanced 80 as to make 10 the
same as In Jones & Lsughlin's and ether
mills. The above are lhe principal sStas
that have been stricken out, the bads inno
instance being changed.
The manufacturers, after thoroughly dis
cussing the revised scale this morning, do
cided also 10 offer concessions in an effort
to avert strive. They finally decided to
make new proposition. This was that
the scale would be accepted as presented
by the Amalgamated Association with
three principal exceptions. They ask that
the classification Of the sheet mill lands
scale be changed and brought back to last
years scale, by which all sheet mills roll
ing over y inches wide shall be put back
TO 30 inches The second In that the scale
for the 22-inch mill shall be stricken out;
and third, that the roll turner's scale not
be included.
A manufacturer who was seen said "As
we have been willing 10 adopt the scale
with these three changes, think IL is
quite likely we will reach an amicable
agreement this afternoon. / think that
the committee Of the malgamsted As>0-
ciation has the power TO make these other
changes. IL looks now as though the
scale would be signed this afternoon.
A member Of the Amalgamated Associs-
| ton said this afternoon that they had Al
ready stricken of nearly all the extras,
and he was q little doubtful whether the
proposition Of the manufacturers would be
accepted.
The Joint Conference commenced at two
o'clock this afternoon.
PRACTICALLY ENDED.
Tho wage differences were practically
settled, and the workmen's scale stripped
of1the extras, will in all probability bc